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Alcibiades I ⠃⠗⠋ braille edition

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⠞⠓⠑⠀⠎⠓⠕⠑⠀⠊⠝⠀⠇⠊⠅⠑⠀⠍⠁⠝⠝⠑⠗⠀⠞⠕⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠕⠕⠞⠦⠀⠀
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⠺⠓⠑⠝⠀⠺⠑⠀⠞⠁⠅⠑⠀⠉⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠎⠓⠕⠑⠎⠂⠀⠙⠕⠀⠺⠑⠀
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⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠃⠥⠞⠀⠽⠕⠥⠀⠺⠕⠥⠇⠙⠀
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⠉⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠁⠀⠞⠓⠊⠝⠛⠀⠊⠎⠀⠁⠀⠉⠕⠗⠗⠑⠉⠞⠀⠑⠭⠏⠗⠑⠎⠎⠊⠕⠝⠦
⠀⠀⠠⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠽⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠞⠁⠅⠊⠝⠛⠀⠏⠗⠕⠏⠑⠗⠀⠉⠁⠗⠑⠀⠍⠑⠁⠝⠎⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠕⠧⠊⠝⠛⠦⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠽⠑⠎⠲⠀⠀⠠⠠⠎⠕⠉⠗⠁⠞⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠁⠝⠙⠀
⠺⠓⠁⠞⠀⠊⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠁⠗⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠕⠧⠑⠎⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀
⠎⠓⠕⠑⠎⠦⠀⠀⠠⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠎⠓⠕⠑⠍⠁⠅⠊⠝⠛⠲⠀⠀
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⠉⠁⠗⠑⠀⠕⠋⠀⠕⠥⠗⠀⠎⠓⠕⠑⠎⠦⠀⠀⠠⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠽⠑⠎⠲⠀
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⠁⠗⠞⠀⠺⠓⠊⠉⠓⠀⠊⠍⠏⠗⠕⠧⠑⠎⠀⠞⠓⠑⠀⠋⠑⠑⠞⠦⠀⠀
⠠⠠⠁⠇⠉⠊⠃⠊⠁⠙⠑⠎⠒⠀⠠⠃⠽⠀⠎⠕⠍⠑⠀⠕⠞⠓⠑⠗⠀⠁⠗⠞⠲⠀⠀
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